2021–22 Eintracht Frankfurt season

Eintracht Frankfurt
2021–22 season
PresidentPeter Fischer
ChairmenMarkus Krösche
Axel Hellmann
Oliver Frankenbach
Head coachOliver Glasner
Bundesliga11th
DFB-PokalFirst round
UEFA Europa LeagueWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rafael Santos Borré (8)

All:
Rafael Santos Borré (12)
Highest home attendance51,500 8 May 2022 v Mönchengladbach (league)
Lowest home attendance250 8 January 2022 v Borussia Dortmund (league)
Average home league attendance26,162

The 2021–22 season was the 122nd season in the history of Eintracht Frankfurt, a football club based in Frankfurt, Germany. In addition to the domestic league, Eintracht Frankfurt also participated in this season's editions of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal, and the UEFA Europa League. This was the 97th season for Frankfurt in the Deutsche Bank Park, located in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Players

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Squad

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As of 31 January 2022[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Kevin Trapp
2 DF France FRA Evan Ndicka
3 MF Austria AUT Stefan Ilsanker
6 MF Croatia CRO Kristijan Jakić (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
7 MF Australia AUS Ajdin Hrustic
8 MF Switzerland SUI Djibril Sow
9 FW Netherlands NED Sam Lammers (on loan from Atalanta)
10 MF Serbia SRB Filip Kostić
13 DF Austria AUT Martin Hinteregger (vice-captain)
15 MF Japan JPN Daichi Kamada
17 MF Germany GER Sebastian Rode
18 DF Mali MLI Almamy Touré
19 FW Colombia COL Rafael Santos Borré
20 MF Japan JPN Makoto Hasebe (captain)
21 FW Germany GER Ragnar Ache
22 DF United States USA Timothy Chandler
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF Norway NOR Jens Petter Hauge (on loan from AC Milan)
24 DF Germany GER Danny da Costa
25 DF Germany GER Christopher Lenz
27 MF Morocco MAR Aymen Barkok
29 MF Denmark DEN Jesper Lindstrøm
31 GK Germany GER Jens Grahl
35 DF Brazil BRA Tuta
36 MF Germany GER Ansgar Knauff (on loan from Borussia Dortmund)
37 DF Germany GER Erik Durm
38 MF Spain ESP Enrique Herrero
39 FW Portugal POR Gonçalo Paciência
40 GK Germany GER Diant Ramaj
46 MF Cyprus CYP Antonio Foti
47 DF Germany GER Jan Schröder
48 FW Germany GER Gianluca Schäfer

Players out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Turkey TUR Ali Akman (at NEC Nijmegen until 30 June 2022)
GK Germany GER Elias Bördner (at Viktoria Köln until 30 June 2022)
MF Germany GER Dominik Kohr (at Mainz 05 until 30 June 2022)
FW Germany GER Igor Matanović (at FC St. Pauli until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Germany GER Fynn Otto (at Hallescher FC until 30 June 2022)
DF Germany GER Martin Pečar (at Austria Wien until 30 June 2022)
MF Uruguay URU Rodrigo Zalazar (at Schalke 04 until 30 June 2022)
MF Switzerland SUI Steven Zuber (at AEK until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
6 MF Uruguay Rodrigo Zalazar Germany FC St. Pauli Loan return 1 July 2021 [2]
16 FW Serbia Dejan Joveljić Austria Wolfsberger AC Loan return 1 July 2021 [2]
23 GK Denmark Frederik Rønnow Germany FC Schalke 04 Loan return 1 July 2021 [2]
24 DF Germany Danny da Costa Germany Mainz 05 Loan return 1 July 2021 [2]
25 DF Germany Christopher Lenz Germany 1. FC Union Berlin Free transfer 1 July 2021 [3]
28 FW Spain Fabio Blanco Spain Valencia CF academy Free transfer 1 July 2021 [4]
30 FW Turkey Ali Akman Turkey Bursaspor Free transfer 1 July 2021 [5]
39 FW Portugal Gonçalo Paciência Germany FC Schalke 04 Loan return 1 July 2021 [2]
40 GK Germany Diant Ramaj Germany 1. FC Heidenheim Free transfer 1 July 2021 [6]
41 MF Germany Nils Stendera Germany Lok Leipzig Loan return 1 July 2021 [2]
19 FW Colombia Rafael Santos Borré Argentina River Plate Free transfer 5 July 2021 [7]
29 MF Denmark Jesper Lindstrøm Denmark Brøndby IF €7.0 million 11 July 2021 [8]
31 GK Germany Jens Grahl Germany VfB Stuttgart €250,000 19 July 2021 [9]
23 MF Norway Jens Petter Hauge Italy AC Milan Loan 10 August 2021 [10]
48 FW Germany Gianluca Schäfer Academy Free 20 August 2021 [11]
47 DF Germany Jan Schröder Academy Free 20 August 2021 [11]
FW Germany Igor Matanović Germany FC St. Pauli €500,000 30 August 2021 [12]
6 MF Croatia Kristijan Jakić Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Loan 30 August 2021 [13]
9 FW Netherlands Sam Lammers Italy Atalanta Loan 31 August 2021 [14]
46 MF Cyprus Antonio Foti Academy Free 13 January 2022 [15]
36 FW Germany Ansgar Knauff Germany Borussia Dortmund Loan 20 January 2022 [16]

Out

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No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
38 DF Germany Yannick Brugger Austria Admira Wacker Free transfer 1 July 2021
36 MF Austria Lukas Fahrnberger Free agent 1 July 2021
9 FW Serbia Luka Jović Spain Real Madrid Loan return 1 July 2021
34 FW Angola Jabez Makanda Germany FK Pirmasens Free transfer 1 July 2021
23 GK Germany Markus Schubert Germany FC Schalke 04 Loan return 1 July 2021
30 DF Netherlands Jetro Willems Germany SpVgg Greuther Fürth Free transfer 1 July 2021
33 FW Portugal André Silva Germany RB Leipzig €23.0 million 2 July 2021 [17]
40 GK Germany Elias Bördner Germany Viktoria Köln Loan 6 July 2021 [18]
23 GK Denmark Frederik Rønnow Germany 1. FC Union Berlin €1.0 million 20 July 2021 [19]
16 FW Serbia Dejan Joveljić United States LA Galaxy €3.5 million 27 July 2021 [20]
43 DF Germany Fynn Otto Germany Hallescher FC Loan 4 August 2021 [21]
6 MF Uruguay Rodrigo Zalazar Germany Schalke 04 Loan 4 August 2021 [22]
30 FW Turkey Ali Akman Netherlands NEC Nijmegen Loan 4 August 2021 [23]
41 MF Germany Nils Stendera Germany Hessen Kassel Undisclosed 5 August 2021 [24]
42 MF Germany Felix Irorere Germany Karlsruher SC Undisclosed 26 August 2021 [25]
11 MF Switzerland Steven Zuber Greece AEK Loan 30 August 2021 [26]
FW Germany Igor Matanović Germany FC St. Pauli Loan 30 August 2021 [12]
28 MF Spain Fabio Blanco Spain FC Barcelona B €500,000 8 January 2022 [27]
32 MF Germany Amin Younes Italy Napoli Loan terminated 18 January 2022 [28]
45 MF Slovenia Martin Pečar Austria FK Austria Wien Loan 7 February 2022 [29]

Friendly matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

10 July 2021 (2021-07-10) Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 1–3 Germany SV Wehen Wiesbaden Frankfurt, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Barkok 33' (pen.)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 0
17 July 2021 (2021-07-17) Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 1–0 Germany SV Sandhausen Frankfurt, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ballweg
20 July 2021 (2021-07-20) Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 6–1 Germany FC Gießen Frankfurt, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 0
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 2–3 France Strasbourg Frankfurt, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 0
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 2–1 France Saint-Étienne Frankfurt, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 10,000
27 January 2022 (2022-01-27) Mainz 05 Germany 0–1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Mainz, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Bruchwegstadion
Attendance: 0

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 14 August 2021 14 May 2022 Matchday 1 11th 34 10 12 12 45 49 −4 029.41
DFB-Pokal 1 August 2022 1 August 2022 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
UEFA Europa League 16 September 2021 18 May 2022 Group stage Winners 13 7 6 0 21 13 +8 053.85
Total 48 17 18 13 66 64 +2 035.42

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
9 1899 Hoffenheim 34 13 7 14 58 60 −2 46
10 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 12 9 13 54 61 −7 45
11 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 10 12 12 45 49 −4 42 Qualification to Champions League group stage[a]
12 VfL Wolfsburg 34 12 6 16 43 54 −11 42
13 VfL Bochum 34 12 6 16 38 52 −14 42
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[30]
Notes:
  1. ^ Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the UEFA Europa League.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 10 12 12 45 49  −4 42 4 7 6 20 22  −2 6 5 6 25 27  −2

Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultLDDDDDWLLDWWWLWWWLDLWLLLWWDDLLDLDD
Position16151415151413141515141112129768899101010109899109111211
Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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14 August 2021 (2021-08-14) 1 Borussia Dortmund 5–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Dortmund
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Tobias Stieler
21 August 2021 (2021-08-21) 2 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0 FC Augsburg Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Harm Osmers
28 August 2021 (2021-08-28) 3 Arminia Bielefeld 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Bielefeld
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 13,750
Referee: Bastian Dankert
12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 4 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 VfB Stuttgart Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
19 September 2021 (2021-09-19) 5 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Wolfsburg
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 9,266
Referee: Felix Zwayer
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25) 6 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 1. FC Köln Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Martin Petersen
3 October 2021 (2021-10-03) 7 Bayern Munich 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Munich
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Florian Badstübner
16 October 2021 (2021-10-16) 8 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 Hertha BSC Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
24 October 2021 (2021-10-24) 9 VfL Bochum 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Bochum
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 19,510
Referee: Marco Fritz
30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 10 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 RB Leipzig Frankfurt
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Daniel Schlager
7 November 2021 (2021-11-07) 11 Greuther Fürth 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Fürth
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 10,244
Referee: Daniel Siebert
21 November 2021 (2021-11-21) 12 SC Freiburg 0–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: SC-Stadion
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Florian Badstübner
28 November 2021 (2021-11-28) 13 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 Union Berlin Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
4 December 2021 (2021-12-04) 14 1899 Hoffenheim 3–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Schlager
12 December 2021 (2021-12-12) 15 Eintracht Frankfurt 5–2 Bayer Leverkusen Frankfurt
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Marco Fritz
15 December 2021 (2021-12-15) 16 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Mönchengladbach
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 10,028
Referee: Martin Petersen
18 December 2021 (2021-12-18) 17 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 Mainz 05 Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Felix Brych
8 January 2022 (2022-01-08) 18 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–3 Borussia Dortmund Frankfurt
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: Robert Schröder
16 January 2022 (2022-01-16) 19 FC Augsburg 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sven Jablonski
21 January 2022 (2022-01-21) 20 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–2 Arminia Bielefeld Frankfurt
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tobias Reichel
5 February 2022 (2022-02-05) 21 VfB Stuttgart 2–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) 22 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Frank Willenborg
19 February 2022 (2022-02-19) 23 1. FC Köln 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Cologne
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Christian Dingert
26 February 2022 (2022-02-26) 24 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–1 Bayern Munich Frankfurt
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Florian Badstübner
5 March 2022 (2022-03-05) 25 Hertha BSC 1–4 Eintracht Frankfurt Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Harm Osmers
13 March 2022 (2022-03-13) 26 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 VfL Bochum Frankfurt
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Marco Fritz
20 March 2022 (2022-03-20) 27 RB Leipzig 0–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 43,058
Referee: Christian Dingert
2 April 2022 (2022-04-02) 28 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0 Greuther Fürth Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 50,500
Referee: Bastian Dankert
10 April 2022 (2022-04-10) 29 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 SC Freiburg Frankfurt
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Felix Brych
17 April 2022 (2022-04-17) 30 Union Berlin 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Berlin
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Frank Willenborg
23 April 2022 (2022-04-23) 31 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 1899 Hoffenheim Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 50,500
Referee: Sven Jablonski
2 May 2022 (2022-05-02) 32 Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Leverkusen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 26,492
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
8 May 2022 (2022-05-08) 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Felix Zwayer
14 May 2022 (2022-05-14) 34 Mainz 05 2–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 33,305
Referee: Martin Petersen

DFB-Pokal

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8 August 2021 (2021-08-08) Round 1 Waldhof Mannheim 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Mannheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Sascha Stegemann

UEFA Europa League

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FRA OLY FEN ANT
1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 6 3 3 0 10 6 +4 12 Advance to round of 16 3–1 1–1 2–2
2 Greece Olympiacos 6 3 0 3 8 7 +1 9 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–2 1–0 2–1
3 Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 6 Transfer to Europa Conference League 1–1 0–3 2–2
4 Belgium Antwerp 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5 0–1 1–0 0–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 1 Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 1–1 Turkey Fenerbahçe Frankfurt, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
30 September 2021 (2021-09-30) 2 Antwerp Belgium 0–1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Antwerp, Belgium
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
21 October 2021 (2021-10-21) 3 Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 3–1 Greece Olympiacos Frankfurt, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
4 November 2021 (2021-11-04) 4 Olympiacos Greece 1–2 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Piraeus, Greece
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
25 November 2021 (2021-11-25) 5 Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 2–2 Belgium Antwerp Frankfurt, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Paul Tierney (England)
9 December 2021 (2021-12-09) 6 Fenerbahçe Turkey 1–1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Istanbul, Turkey
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Knockout phase

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Round of 16
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9 March 2022 (2022-03-09) First leg Real Betis Spain 1–2 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Seville, Spain
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 36,574
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
17 March 2022 (2022-03-17) Second leg Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)
Spain Real Betis Frankfurt, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Quarter-finals
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7 April 2022 (2022-04-07) First leg Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 1–1 Spain Barcelona Frankfurt, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: